Reviews

"EDGE OF TOMORROW" // EXCITING AND IMMENSELY ENTERTAINING The soldier that Tom Cruise plays in “Edge of Tomorrow” gets his butt kicked all over creation. “Bourne Identity” director Doug Limon’s...

FLORIDA CRACKER // SO-SO // DECENT SUMMER BEER In celebration of Father’s Day, I spent the day with my dad working on his new house. We ate some gnarly Mexican food, presented gifts, and then brought the...

IT MUST HAVE BEEN THOSE TONEY BOYS // A LOCAL BAND RETURNS Where they come from, the Toney Boys have a reputation for mischief. “Growing up, we tended to get in trouble,” Glenn Toney said. “One time...

ONE NIGHT ONLY // A.C.T. ACTORS DELIVER ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE OF CLASSIC The cast of the Actor's Charitable Theatre’s production of Steel Magnolias tried their hardest to avoid watching the movie...

RED CLAY DIARY // WHEN YOU WISH UPON A BOOK When you invest all your dreams in writing a book, you never expect to receive the Ultimate Review—you know, the review of all reviews, the review that shows...

JOY DIVISION // THE LITTLE-KNOWN MASTERPIECE In August of 1979 an album was released under the Factory label out of Manchester, England that contained a sound so fresh, so innovative, that at first one...

TACO MAMA // A BEAUTIFUL MESS OF FOOD & FUN When I was a child, dining out was a privilege. We chose the restaurant carefully, taking everything into consideration. Today, I still look for that whole...

FEMALE COP DRAMAS TAKING OVER // "RIZZOLI AND ISLES" GO TO WHOLE NEW LEVEL Crime dramas are all over the airwaves, from “Law & Order” serious to “21 Jump Street” funny. More rare is the...

"X-MEN—DAYS OF FUTURE PAST" // STERLING PERFORMANCES Those immersed in all things Marvel, particularly Twentieth Century Fox’s “X-Men” film franchise, should scrutinize “X-Men: Days of Future...

DAD RAP // HIP HOP HEROES GOING GRAY In any music scene there is a place for folks just looking to enjoy the sounds of the glory days. For any one year of rock music you can find a fan who insists that was...